Color image of the Hindu Temple of Minnesota in Maple Grove. Photographed by Flickr user Paul Weimer on September 4, 2011.

Hindu Temple (Mandir) of Minnesota

The Hindu Temple of Minnesota in Maple Grove. Photographed by Flickr user Paul Weimer on September 4, 2011.

Color image of an interfaith Prayer held in St. Paul on September 11, 2002, at the State Capitol by the India Association of Minnesota to commemorate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

9/11 Interfaith Prayer

Interfaith Prayer held in St. Paul on September 11, 2002, at the State Capitol by the India Association of Minnesota to commemorate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Photographed by Anoop Mathur.

Portrait of Paramahansa Yogananda, a Hindu spiritual leader and teacher of priya yoga, ca. 1920.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Portrait of Paramahansa Yogananda, a Hindu spiritual leader and teacher of priya yoga, ca. 1920.

Black and white photograph of the interior of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, ca. 1883.

Interior of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church

Interior of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, ca. 1890s.

Black and white photograph of the exterior of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Currie, ca. 1883.

Exterior of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church

The exterior of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Currie, ca. 1880s.

Black and white photograph of the dedication ceremony of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Currie, held on September 23, 1883.

Dedication of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church

Dedication ceremony of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Currie, held on September 23, 1883.

Black and white photograph of First Baptist Church on South Ash Street, Crookston, ca. 1900s.

First Baptist Church, Crookston

First Baptist Church on South Ash Street, Crookston, ca. 1900s.

Black and white photograph of Muhammad's Mosque, and Church of God in Christ, Minneapolis, 1975.

Muhammad's Mosque, and Church of God in Christ

Muhammad's Mosque, and Church of God in Christ, Minneapolis, 1975.

Black and white photograph of Greater Sabathani Baptist Church, 3805 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, 1975.

Greater Sabathani Baptist Church

Greater Sabathani Baptist Church, 3805 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, 1975.

Color image of a Japanese bronze Amida Buddha, undated.

Japanese bronze Amida Buddha

Cast bronze Amida Buddha figure shows evidence of blackish red paint and gilding [this is a National Bureau of Standards color]. The figure is seated cross-legged on a hexagonal base with the left upturned palm in the lap and the right hand resting on the right knee with fingers touching the ground. The head of the figure has Asian features with elongated ear lobes and topknot typical of Buddha representations. The statue is marked "Bronze/ 19th Century/ John Bradstreet/ Collection". The sculpture was acquired by Samuel A. Trubshaw as a collector for John S. Bradstreet & Co., Minneapolis, Minn.

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